"Writing the future: genres, professions and texts"
* moving towards learning outcomes: curriculum design, teaching methodology, materials, feedback & dialogue
* evaluating & advancing approaches to teaching writing
* the path from teaching or researching to presenting and publishing
* the creative writing continuum
* the critical analysis/critical thinking continuum"
This article is worth reading. An interesting thought piece (two actually) on the move away from the open web to closed systems running across the internet that control the devices we use, the delivery mechanisms and the content we consume (read Apple).
Google Doc templates for science and math teaching. Aimed at secondary school, there may be examples that can be reworked for higher levels or used with bridging programmes.
Op-ed on why DRM and anti-piracy movements are doomed to fail and the invasion of privacy and reduction of human rights that legislation allows, and why people should accept that the times they have a changed ...
"A few changes in my professional profile at UBC in recent weeks… My old Office of Learning Technology has merged with the former Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth to become the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology."
So maybe we're just following UBCs lead?
"The University of Florida has faced sweeping budget cuts from the State Legislature totaling 25 percent over three years. That is a main reason the university is moving aggressively to offer more online instruction. "We see this as the future of higher education," said Joe Glover, the university provost."